Utility and Caveats of Lipoprotein Measurements

The Endocrine Society and the Association for Diagnostics & Laboratory Medicine (ADLM, formerly known as the American Association for Clinical Chemistry or AACC) have been collaborating on hormone assay standardization through PATH: Partnership for the Accurate Testing of Hormones and on other issues and projects of joint interest to the two organizations and their members.  In 2012, the Endocrine Society and AACC (now called ADLM) leadership met to discuss additional opportunities for collaboration.  From this discussion arose the concept of joint or reciprocal programming at the organizations’ annual meetings.  This provides an opportunity for Endocrine Society members to learn more about endocrine laboratory testing and for ADLM members to learn more about clinicians’ needs from the laboratory. This would be the 11th Endocrine Society co-sponsored of this very successful symposium at our annual meeting.

SHBG Gene Polymorphisms and Other Caveats in Testosterone Assays

Bruno M.R. Lapauw, MD, PhD

Ghent University Hospital

Utility and Caveats of Lipoprotein Measurements

Vinaya Simha, MD

Mayo Clinic

Chair

Adina Turcu, MD, MS

University of Michigan

Chair

Ibrahim A Hashim, PhD

UT Southwestern Medical Center

Utility of Salivary Cortisol/Cortisone in the Diagnosis of Adrenal Insufficiency

Miguel Debono, MD PhD

Sheffield Teaching Hospitals & University of Sheffield